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In this episode of Globally Speaking, we talk about the phenomenon of social conformity or following the heard. Often, people don’t know why they are doing things the way they are, but by digging deeper, you can shake up your business and improve your processes.                     […]

So, just what "is" internationalization? Where is the line drawn between internationalization and localization, and how do these pieces fit together? Sometimes, if people are not clear with the definitions of these terms, they just get everybody confused at the cocktail party.                            […]

Lobbying is one of those activities that can sometimes carry a negative connotation. However, we hear about the power of lobbying in making government change and in advancing the interests of certain categories of business. Tune in as hosts, Renato Beninatto and Michael Stevens interview a key player who promotes the language enterprise advocates on […]

In this episode of Globally Speaking, we hear from Max Troyer, Associate Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. We'll hear about the necessary curriculum to educate future localization professionals, new skills that are required, where graduates end up working, typical career paths, and the reasons to consider expanding mentorship in the industry.  […]

In this episode of Globally Speaking, hosts Renato Beninatto and Michael Stevens speak with Tripp Parker, a Technical Program Manager for Amazon in the Alexa Health and Wellness team. Tune in to learn about the pros, the cons, and the continued ethics issues surrounding the implementation of AI.                […]

In light of the overwhelming engagement we received following our article on Education in Localization , we decided to place a spotlight on a unique partnership that has recently developed in Russia between AKM Translations and Northern (Arctic) Federal University (Arkhangelsk, Russia).                              […]

At the TAUS Annual conference in Vancouver, Welocalize’s VP of software, Douglas Knoll, demonstrated a new production platform that can now be used for virtually any task. This opens up a critical technology discussion among LSPs regarding the ability to  to expedite additional services – but this means bad news for TMS creators inside translation […]

With more and more translation companies moving into media localization to reap the benefits from the entertainment industry, we decided to look at the business side of Russian entertainment localization.                                                    […]

Pick up where we left off in Part One of this two-part podcast. We talk to Mark Polizzotti, author of "Sympathy for the Traitor". Join us for the first segment in a two-part series focusing on the special challenges of translating artistic works.                              […]

Is a literary translator a servant of the artist, or is literary translation an art in and of itself? Join us for the first segment in a two-part series focusing on the special challenges of translating artistic works.                                      […]